On Aug 23, 4:25*am, themoneyspider
wrote:
How hardy are silver birch trees. We have one that is close to our house
and getting tall enough that it could start hitting our eaves in a
strong wind.

I am going to take the top-most bows off with a saw but I don't want to
do any permanent damage

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themoneyspider

I agree with Brooklyn1.